UN Documents Most Recent

  • 5 June 2020

    S/2020/504

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the results of the vote on resolution 2526.

  • 5 June 2020

    S/RES/2526

    This resolution renewed for 12 months the authorisation for member states, acting nationally or through regional organisations, to inspect vessels on the high seas off the coast of Libya bound to or from the country that they have reasonable grounds to believe are violating the arms embargo.

  • 4 June 2020

    S/2020/497

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the extension of UNAMID's mandate until 31 December 2020.

  • 4 June 2020

    S/2020/496

    This was the written record of meeting on Sudan and South Sudan.

  • 3 June 2020

    S/2020/493

    This was a joint report by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate and the Analytical Support and Monitoring Team on the financing of terrorism.

  • 3 June 2020

    S/RES/2524

    This established the UN Integrated Transition Assistance Mission in Sudan (UNITAMS).

  • 3 June 2020

    S/RES/2525

    This resolution established UNITAMS and renewed UNAMID until 31 December 2020.

  • 3 June 2020

    S/2020/487

    This was the annual report on conflict-related sexual violence.

  • 2 June 2020

    S/2020/492

    This was a letter from Niger on allegations in an April report by MINUSMA’s human rights division that its security forces had committed 34 extrajudicial killings in Mali.

  • 2 June 2020

    S/2020/489

    This letter transmitted the briefing by Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

  • 2 June 2020

    S/2020/482

    This was the final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • 2 June 2020

    S/2020/476

    This was a Secretary-General's report on MINUSMA, including the findings from a Secretariat review on MINUSMA support to the G5 Sahel Joint Force.

  • 1 June 2020

    S/2020/467

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the draft UNAMI renewal resolution in blue, the votes submitted by all Council members and an explanation of vote by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

  • 1 June 2020

    S/2020/477

    This was from the Yemeni government about a recent accident on the moored SAFER oil tanker and which reiterated calls for the UN and Council to pressure the Houthis to allow an assessment mission and maintenance work of the vessel.

  • 1 June 2020

    S/2020/473

    This was an assessment of the continued relevance of UNIFIL’s resources, taking into consideration the troop ceiling and the civilian component of the force, issued in accordance with resolution 2485.

  • 1 June 2020

    S/2020/481

    This was a letter from the Secretary-General on security challenges, MINUSMA performance and transition planning in Mali.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/2020/460

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the results of the vote on resolution 2522.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/2020/458

    This was the Chair’s summary of the high-level open Arria-formula meeting of the Security Council on the theme “Seventy-five years from the end of the Second World War on European soil”.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/RES/2522

    This resolution renewed the mandate of UNAMI until 21 May 2021.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/2020/466

    This letter from the president of the Security Council contained both the draft resolution and letters received in reply from Council members indicating their national positions on the draft resolution. It also contained a statement from Somalia.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/2020/463

    This was the Secretary-General’s semi-annual report on UNOCA.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/RES/2520

    This resolution renewed the AMISOM authorisation until 28 February 2021.

  • 29 May 2020

    S/RES/2521

    This resolution renewed the South Sudan sanctions regime (targeted sanctions and arms embargo) until 31 May 2021 and the mandate of the Panel of Experts until 1 July 2021.

  • 28 May 2020

    S/2020/439

    This was the summary of the IEG’s 29 April meeting on responding to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

  • 27 May 2020

    S/2020/436

    This letter transmitted a copy of the briefings provided by SRSG James Swan, Special Representative Francisco Caetano José Madeira, Director of UNMAS Agnès Marcaillou during an open VTC on Somalia as well as statements from Council member states on 21 May 2020 under provisional working methods.

  • 21 May 2020

    S/2020/427

    This was the 19 May VTC on Syria (humanitarian situation).

  • 21 May 2020

    S/2020/429

    This was from Sudan, transmitting the plan for the protection of civilians after the exit of UNAMID.

  • 20 May 2020

    S/2020/420

    This was the 18 May VTC on Syria (political situation).

  • 20 May 2020

    S/2020/430

    This was a record of the open VTC on “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question” on 20 May.

  • 19 May 2020

    S/2020/418

    This was the 15 May open VTC session in lieu of the annual open debate on Working Methods.

  • 19 May 2020

    S/2020/415

    This was the 11th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team submitted pursuant to resolution 1988.

  • 18 May 2020

    S/2020/411

    This was the 14 May briefing by Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, and Ramesh Rajasingham, Acting Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.

  • 17 May 2020

    S/2021/487

    The letter transmitted the bi-annual assessments of the president and prosecutor on the IRMCT.

  • 15 May 2020

    S/2020/397

    This was a briefing on Iraq.

  • 15 May 2020

    S/2020/393

    This was the report on the implementation of resolution 2473.

  • 14 May 2020

    S/2020/409

    This was a letter from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Gedu Andargachew, addressed to the Security Council, regarding the trilateral negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and the Sudan on the first filling and annual operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

  • 14 May 2020

    S/2020/408

    This was the adoption of resolution 2519 in an open VTC on 14 May.

  • 14 May 2020

    S/RES/2519

    This resolution extended the mandate of UNISFA, as well as its support to the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism, until 15 November.

  • 14 May 2020

    S/2020/402

    Estonia presented this concept note ahead of the open VTC on protection of civilians, held on 27 May.

  • 14 May 2020

    S/2020/401

    This was on the review of the UN’s cross-line and cross-border operations.

  • 13 May 2020

    SC/14184

    This was a press statement in which Council members welcomed the formation of the new Iraqi government.

  • 13 May 2020

    SC/14185

    This was a press statement in which Council members strongly condemned two terrorist attacks which took place in Afghanistan on 12 May 2020- on a Kabul hospital in which assailants attacked a maternity ward and on a funeral in Nangarhar.

  • 13 May 2020

    S/2020/398

    This was a report on the activities of UNSOM. 

  • 12 May 2020

    S/2020/390

    This was a letter from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation on the 12 May Informal Interactive Dialogue on the use of chemical weapons in Syria.

  • 11 May 2020

    S/2020/386

    This was from the Special Adviser and head of UNITAD, transmitting the fourth report on the activities of UNITAD.

  • 11 May 2020

    SC/14181

    This press statement condemned the 10 May attack against a MINUSMA convoy in Aguelhoc, in which three peacekeepers from Chad were killed and four others injured.

  • 8 May 2020

    S/2020/379

    This was a letter transmitting the briefing of Valentin Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Irena Hasić, Executive Director, Youth Initiative for Human Rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in an open VTC May 8th.

  • 8 May 2020

    S/2020/373

    This was the biannual report on the G5 Sahel Joint Force.

  • 7 May 2020

    S/2020/372

    This was a letter from the Council president for the month of May, Estonia, concerning the working methods during their presidency.

  • 7 May 2020

    S/2020/371

    This was the 5 May semi-annual briefing by Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the ICC.

  • 7 May 2020

    S/2020/374

    This was a concept note transmitted by Estonia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual open debate on the working methods of the Security Council.

  • 6 May 2020

    S/2020/366

    This was the Secretary-General's annual report on protection of civilians in armed conflict.

  • 6 May 2020

    S/2020/363

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNAMI and the implementation of resolution 2470.

  • 6 May 2020

    S/2020/366

    This was the Secretary-General’s annual report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. 

  • 5 May 2020

    S/2020/341

    This was a letter transmitting the briefing of Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov during an open VTC on 23 April.

  • 5 May 2020

    S/2020/360

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNMSIL.

  • 4 May 2020

    S/2020/357

    This was a letter to the president of the Security Council containing a press statement from the Tripoli-based Presidential Council rejecting the unilateral truce announced on 30 April.

  • 1 May 2020

    S/2020/354

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the briefing provided by Mark Lowcock during the 29 April open VTC meetings on Syria.  

  • 1 May 2020

    S/2020/353

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council containing the briefing provided by Geir O. Pedersen during the 29 April open VTC meetings on Syria. 

  • 30 April 2020

    S/2020/351

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council to the Secretary-General containing the briefings from the VTC on Sudan/South Sudan.

  • 29 April 2020

    S/PRST/2020/6

    This was a presidential statement on conflict-induced hunger following up on measures laid out in resolution 2417, with an additional element on early warning systems.

  • 29 April 2020

    S/2020/345

    This was the High Representative's report, covering the period from 16 October 2019 to 15 April 2020.

  • 29 April 2020

    S/2020/346

    This was a letter containing the statements of member states and regional organisations which participated in the open teleconference meeting on youth, peace and security which took place on 27 April 2020.

  • 29 April 2020

    SC/14176

    This press statement was on instability in southern Yemen.

  • 28 April 2020

    S/2020/339

    This was a letter from the president of the Security Council to the Secretary-General transmitting a copy of the briefing by Zahir Tanin, Special Representative and head of UNMIK, on the latest Secretary-General’s report and the most recent developments.

  • 28 April 2020

    S/2020/342

    This was the final report of the South Sudan Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts.

  • 28 April 2020

    S/2020/336

    This letter contained the records of the briefings and statements made during the open part of the 24 April 2020 Council VTC meeting on UNAMID.

  • 27 April 2020

    S/2020/335

    This letter from the PBC chair transmitted advice of the PBC on youth and peace and security.

  • 24 April 2020

    S/2020/325

    These were open and closed VTC meetings on the Great Lakes Region with Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region Huang Xia briefing.

  • 24 April 2020

    S/2020/329

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on the implementation of resolution 1559, covering the period from 15 October 2019 to 7 April 2020.

  • 23 April 2020

    S/2020/340

    This was the meeting record for the open VTC on Protecting civilians from conflict induced hunger, which occurred on 21 April.

  • 21 April 2020

    S/2020/322

    This was a letter from the US regarding two shipments of arms and related materiel from Iran seized by the US, which it said were likely bound for Houthi forces in Yemen.

  • 21 April 2020

    S/2020/313

    This contained the records of the briefings and statements made during the open part of the 16 April 2020 Council VTC meeting on Yemen.

  • 19 April 2020

    S/2020/318

    This was a letter from the Permanent Representative of Israel regarding alleged violations of resolution 1701 by Hezbollah.

  • 17 April 2020

    SC/14163

    This was a press statement adopted by Council members in which they reiterated their unanimous support for the peace process in Colombia.

  • 16 April 2020

    S/2020/305

    This letter contained a record of the Council meeting on the situation in Colombia that took place on 14 April 2020.

  • 16 April 2020

    S/2020/308

    This was the Secretary-General’s report on UNISFA.

  • 16 April 2020

    S/2020/319

    This was a letter from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon alleging that on 15 April Israel violated Lebanese airspace to carry out an attack on Syrian territory.

  • 15 April 2020

    S/2020/310

    This was the first report of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons’ Investigation and Identification Team.

  • 15 April 2020

    S/2020/307

    This was the IAEA report on verification and monitoring in Iran in light of resolution 2231.

  • 15 April 2020

    S/2020/309

    This was the review report of the IRMCT submitted pursuant to resolution 1966 and S/PRST/2020/4.

  • 14 April 2020

    S/2020/302

    This was a letter transmitting the concept note for a debate entitled “Towards the fifth anniversary of the youth and peace and security agenda: accelerating implementation of resolutions 2250 (2015) and 2419 (2018)”

  • 14 April 2020

    S/2020/299

    This was a concept note for the open video teleconference on “Protection of civilians from conflict-induced hunger”, held on 21 April 2020.

  • 10 April 2020

    SC/14159

    This statement welcomed the Saudi Arabia-led coalition's 8 April announcement of a unilateral ceasefire in support of the UN peace process and the Secretary-General's call for an immediate cessation of hostilities to counter a possible COVID-19 outbreak, and called on the Houthis to make similar commitments without delay.

  • 9 April 2020

    S/2020/286

    This contained the records of the briefings and statements made during the open part of the 7 April 2020 Council VTC meeting on Mali.

  • 8 April 2020

    S/AC.51/2020/1

    These were the Working Group's conclusions on children and armed conflict in Yemen.

  • 8 April 2020

    S/2020/282

    This was the summary of the IEG’s 5 March meeting on Iraq.

  • 7 April 2020

    S/2020/283

    This was the summary of the IEG’s 26 February meeting on Syria.

  • 6 April 2020

    S/2020/275

    This was the report on the implementation of resolution 2491.

  • 3 April 2020

    S/2020/277

    This was Venezuela’s letter to the Council referring to the US announcement that it would deploy warships to the western Caribbean Sea “close to the Venezuelan coast”.